Strong's Greek · G5013

ταπεινόω

tapeinóō

abase, bring low, humble (self)

Definition

to depress; figuratively, to humiliate (in condition or heart)

Derivation

from G5011 (ταπεινός);

Appears 14 times in Scripture

Luke 18:14

I tell you, this man, rather than the Pharisee, went home justified. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”

1 Peter 5:6

Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, so that in due time He may exalt you.

Luke 3:5

Every valley shall be filled in, and every mountain and hill made low. The crooked ways shall be made straight, and the rough ways smooth.

Philippians 4:12

I know how to live humbly, and I know how to abound. In any and every situation I have learned the secret of being filled and being hungry, of having plenty and having need.

Philippians 2:8

And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross.

Matthew 23:12

For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

2 Corinthians 12:21

I am afraid that when I come again, my God will humble me before you, and I will be grieved over many who have sinned earlier and have not repented of their acts of impurity, sexual immorality, and debauchery.

Matthew 18:4

Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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